Tragedy struck the National Corvette Museum early last year when an enormous sinkhole opened up underneath the floor and swallowed eight significant Corvettes on display. All cars in question were damaged in some way, with some in worse shape than

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In an era where many automobiles are indistinguishable from one make to the next, the Chevrolet Corvette remains one of the most recognizable rides on the road. This distinction, along with the car's undeniable sex appeal and the sheer fun of driving a

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The inside story behind the millionth Chevrolet Corvette

When they knew how many Corvettes had already been built, the team could see the millionth would come up around the end of the 1992 model year, or early in '93, Yachnin said. Chevy's marketing and public relations teams rebelled. The 1993 model would

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Chevrolet led the industry with 1,051,700 units, a 25.3% share of the total, followed in order by Ford, Plymouth, Dodge, Buick Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Studebaker, Packard and Hudson. . At a press conference, Stempel and other high-ranking executives

How did the one-millionth Chevrolet Corvette get to be No. 1,000,000. No, not just by coming after No. 999,999, smart-aleck. Months of planning went into figuring out which Corvette would make history, and exactly when it would be built, former Corvette model-year manager Jeff Yachnin told me last week. Yachnin spent 17 years on the Corvette team. The car was damaged — virtually totaled, to the untrained eye — when a 30-foot sinkhole swallowed it and seven other cars at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. , on Feb. Mark Phelan: Restoring historic Corvette 1. The first step was figuring out many Corvettes had already been built, Yachnin said. The 'Vette is one of the few GM models on which prototypes — early cars built while developing the new model — were built on the regular assembly line. In addition, the plant in Bowling Green builds preproduction cars — more refined than prototypes, but still not cars that can be sold to customers. The 'Vette team had to figure out exactly how many of all those vehicles had been built since 'Vette No. 1 in 1953. When they knew how many Corvettes had already been built, the team could see the millionth would come up around the end of the 1992... The 1993 model would be the Corvette's 40 anniversary, a number that could be used to generate publicity and marketing buzz. Source: www.freep.com

This 1992 Corvette is the second model that the museum has pledged to restore, with the first being the 2009 Corvette ZR1 Blue Devil , which only suffered light damage. After the 1992 Corvette, the museum will tackle the restoration of a third car, a 1962 Corvette. While more models were damaged in the sinkhole, the National Corvette Museum will not be restoring them, and will instead keep them in their current state to preserve their historical significance. While the sinkhole may have started out somewhat as a tragedy, the National Corvette Museum will build a sinkhole-themed display. The Corvettes that will not be restored include a 1993 ZR-1 Spyder on loan from GM, a 1984 PPG Pace Car, 1993 40th Anniversary Corvette, along with the 2001 "Mallett Hammer" Z06 and the 2009 1. 5 millionth Corvette, which were the last models to... Source: wot.motortrend.com

GM designers restore historic millionth Corvette Joe Torre, a model maker technician, is one of the team members working on the 1992 Chevrolet Corvette that suffered damage in 2014 at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky. It is now being restored at the GM Design Center in Warren. com: http://on. Source: www.freep.com

Restored sinkhole-damaged Corvette returns to museum

After more than four months and 1200 man-hours of painstaking craftsmanship, restoration of the one millionth Corvette – a white 1992 convertible – is complete ... beneath the museum's Skydome area. Chevrolet pledged to restore it.

National Corvette Museum celebrates 21st anniversery in a special way

One of the cars pulled from the sinkhole, Chevrolet pledged to restore. The car was the 1 millionth Corvette. Thursday it was unveiled. A white 1992 convertible, it was made to resemble first Corvette produced in 1953 with a white exterior and red interior.

GM finishes restoring the one millionth Corvette

General Motors has successfully completed the restoration of the one millionth Chevrolet Corvette ... restoration of the milestone 1 millionth Corvette – a white 1992 convertible – is complete. It was unveiled today at the National Corvette Museum ...

Iconic Corvette restored after sinkhole

Chevrolet, the GM company that makes the Corvette, said the 1 millionth was the most valuable ... were covered with signatures of Bowling Green assembly line workers from 1992. Each signature amounted to a personal salute from one of hundreds of proud ...

Disfigured by sinkhole, iconic 1 millionth Corvette back on display

After more than four months and 1,200 man hours, the restoration of the milestone 1 millionth Corvette – a white 1992 convertible – is complete ... save or even accurately scan for her autograph. Chevrolet worked with the National Corvette Museum ...

Chevrolet Finishes Work on 1,000,000th Corvette And It’s Pretty Rad

Chevrolet finished work restoring its 1,000,000th Corvette after it was damaged in a Kentucky sinkhole that swallowed it — and other Corvettes — at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the automaker announced. The celebratory 1992 ...

Despite the relatively short-distance fall into the sinkhole, the 1992 Corvette sustained extensive damage. On the exterior of the car, the hood, front fascia and lower front panels were replaced with parts sourced from other white 1992 Corvettes, ensuring ...

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